Places zamand Wants to Go

On the Oregon coast is a natural hole that seems to be draining the sea.

A crumbling hospital from the 1850s on Roosevelt Island.

This iconic L.A. bookshop is housed in an abandoned bank—both symbolic and chic.

A tiny museum housed in a New York freight elevator specializes in the "overlooked, dismissed, or ignored."

An artsy hidden staircase leads to breathtaking views of San Francisco.

A terrific purveyor of natural history objects and curios.

La Monte Young and Marian Zazeela's "Dream House" will immerse you in an ever changing world of sound and light.

Greenery cloaks this serene sculpture inspired by the famous Lost Gardens of Heligan.

The narrowest street in Canada was once a spot for dastardly doings, now a historic piece of Chinatown.

A famous hotel houses an impression collection of mini dioramas and giant doll houses.

This historic Victorian hotel has a scandalous history of affairs and murder.

Perhaps the most scandalous statue of America's first president.

A hidden gem on the lawn of the U.S. Capitol Building designed by landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted.

A historic neighborhood church is reborn as a psychedelic arts collective.

One of the dwarven trees dates back to 1625 and survived the Hiroshima bombing.

This natural spring not only claims to heal the wounded but it has also been willed to God.

The only free-standing, vertical sundial in the US was keeping standard time before it was even invented.

Paths are maintained, but trees have taken over plots.

This intricate Hindu temple is the largest of its kind outside of India itself and was constructed like a giant puzzle.

The world's first time capsule lies behind a welded steel door in Atlanta.